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Stocks Rise Before the Open as Tech Rally Rolls On, U.S. Retail Sales Data and Trump-Xi Summit in Focus

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are up +0.31%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are up +0.30% this morning, pointing to further gains after a tech-led rally in the previous session, while investors monitor developments from the U.S.-China talks and await a fresh batch of U.S. economic data,…

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Top Democrat calls newly confirmed Fed chair Kevin Warsh a ‘sock puppet’ for Trump – as it happened

Elizabeth Warren condemns confirmation of Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve; John Fetterman was lone Democrat to support the nomination

The Guardian - US

Senate fails to curb Trump’s war on Iran even as Republican opposition grows

Resolution fails by 49-50, with Lisa Murkowski and fellow GOP members Rand Paul and Susan Collins voting in favor

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Mitt Romney Returns to Politics After More Than a Year Away from Washington

Republican former senator and presidential candidate Mitt Romney stepped back into the political spotlight after more than a year away from Washington. Since leaving the Senate in 2025, Romney has largely stayed out of the public eye and politics as a whole.

Latin Times

Sen. Susan Collins reveals long-standing essential tremor diagnosis: ‘I’ve lived with for decades’

The Maine senator confirmed the tremor following questions about her health that arose from recent video appearances, including her campaign announcement

The Independent UK

Stocks Fall on Doubts About an Imminent US-Iran Peace Deal

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed down -0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.63%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.12%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) fell -0.42%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Dollar Recovers Early Losses as Stocks Retreat

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday rose by +0.14%. The dollar recovered from early losses on Thursday and moved higher after stocks gave up early gains and turned lower, boosting liquidity demand for the dollar. The dollar also found support on Thursday’s dollar-friendly news on weekly jobless claims, Q1...

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S&P 500 Reverses After Hitting Record High as Oil Prices Bounce Back

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.40%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.28%. Equity markets retreated this afternoon, erasing earlier gains as a resurgence in crude oil...

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Dollar Slips with Crude Oil on US-Iran Peace Hopes

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.14% but remains above Wednesday's 2.5-month low. Optimism that a peace deal between the US and Iran is imminent is curbing safe-haven demand for the dollar today. Also, today's -4% decline in crude oil prices eases inflation expectations and could prompt...

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Susan Collins reveals medical condition but says her job as senator is unaffected

Republican senator for Maine, facing tough re-election battle, says she has had benign essential tremor for decades

The Guardian - US

Step off, Chuck! Democrats stunningly warn Schumer to stay out of races after Maine Mills meltdown

ANALYSIS: ‘The Democratic establishment is completely disconnected from where Democratic voters are,’ one strategist told Eric Garcia, after the rebuke to the seemingly out-of-touch 75-year-old Senate minority leader

The Independent UK

‘That’s bullshit’: Democrats slam Trump’s claims that Iran hostilities ‘have been terminated’ – as it happened

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Trump and Hegseth argue Iran war ceasefire stops the clock on 60-day deadline for congressional war powers approval

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Senate on Thursday argued the ceasefire paused the deadline for war powers review, which would start today

The Independent UK

Jon Stewart destroys the current Democratic leadership: ‘They’re lost’

Jon Stewart interviewed Graham Platner, a Maine Democrat running to unseat Republican Senator Susan Collins

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Governor Janet Mills suspends Maine Senate bid weeks before primary clash

Mills cites lack of funds to face off against Graham Platner in race to unseat Republican Susan Collins

Roll Call

Maine Gov. Janet Mills drops out of Senate race

Maine Gov. Janet Mills ended her Senate campaign on Thursday, saying she lacked the funds necessary to continue on to the June Democratic primary. “While I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience, and above all else – the fight – to continue on, I very simply do not…

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'This Needs to Be Done:' GOP Back £70Bn 'Go-It-Alone' Plan Funding ICE, Border Patrol to Bypass Democrats

Senate Republicans advance a $70B immigration enforcement plan via budget reconciliation, bypassing Democrats and deepening divisions as border security takes priority over bipartisanship.

Roll Call

Democratic candidates start 2026 with a fundraising bang

Money continued to flow as the midterm election year kicked off. Fundraising reports covering the first three months of the year show that it was a fruitful first quarter for many congressional candidates, with a handful of Senate hopefuls reporting eight-figure hauls and some House candidates surpassing the $2 million…

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Congress Declines Again To Rein in Trump's Iran War

Republicans can’t decide whether the war is too early to stop, too late to stop, or nonexistent in the first place.

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Senators spurn budget request for NIH overhead cost cap

Key senators are already dismissing a renewed attempt by the White House to cap medical research overhead costs, well before they start drafting fiscal 2027 spending bills. Top Republican appropriators, including committee Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Tuesday that they do not support a uniform…

Axios

Scoop: Senate plans to grill six Cabinet officials on Trump's budget

Collins wants to show Maine voters she can still deliver ahead of November's elections.

The Independent UK

Trump’s Vatican clash and AI Jesus ‘blasphemy’ is fueling a GOP holy war: ‘He should not be treating the Pope as a rival’

ANALYSIS: Trump’s latest attack on the Holy Father and depicting himself as Christ has plenty of Republicans squirming in their seats, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Democrats opened the door to a third Trump impeachment over Iran. Here’s what they need to happen next

ANALYSIS: Even if Democrats win back the majority, Eric Garcia writes, they have to ask themselves: Should they try to impeach Trump again?

Latin Times

Republican Super PAC Drops $342M on Senate Elections in 8 Key States

North Carolina, Ohio, Maine, Alaska, Iowa, Georgia, Michigan and New Hampshire are at the center of a new $342 million ad reservation from the Senate Leadership Fund, the Republican super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a move that underscores how defensive the 2026 Senate map has become…

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Scoop: Platner declares Mills nearly finished in Maine Senate primary

"Another day, another poll with Graham up big in the primary."

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